Recent Obituaries

Wesley Ray Heckethorn, 61, of Memphis died Friday, November 11, 2016 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. He was born on September 12, 1955 in Rolla, MO. Wesley was the son of Porter and Virginia M. (Chambers) Heckethorn. Wesley was affiliated with the Gorin United Methodist Church at a young age. He was involved in 4H […]

Marian Louise Stott, 87, of Memphis died November 4, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center. Marian was born March 30, 1929, in Buchanan County, Iowa, the daughter of Harold Wilson Hemphill and Winifred Maude (Shaffer) Hemphill.  She attended Blue Creek country school and Troy Mills Elementary and High Schools in Linn County, Iowa, graduating […]

Vera Olean Tague, 74, of Wyaconda, formerly of Gorin, died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital. She was born the daughter of Charles William and Melba (Cain) Welker on December 31, 1941 in Kirksville. She graduated from the Williamstown High School. Vera married Bruce K. Tague on January 28, 1961 in Williamstown. She […]

Norma Louise Snodgrass, 89, of Memphis died Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was born the daughter of Leroy and Cecil (Jackson) Smith on September 11, 1927 in Arbela. Norma suffered from polio as a child and through determination to walk again, was able to play basketball in high […]

Charles Wesley Ammons, 56, of Memphis died Friday, October 21, 2016 at his home in Memphis. He was born the son of Hal B. and Susan McIntosh (Cook) Ammons on August 10, 1960 in Keokuk. Charles graduated from the Gorin High School in 1977 and received a degree from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State […]

Richard Wayne Billings, 70, of Gorin, died Monday, October 17, 2016 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born the son of Ross “Shorty” and Stella Margaret (Davis) Billings on August 23, 1946 on a hill in Scotland County. Richard graduated from Wyaconda C-1 High School. He joined the United States Army, attaining the […]

John E. Mills, 82, of the Farmer’s Lake area in Scotland County died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. He was born the son of Elihu and Hazel P. (Turner) Mills in Jasper, MI, on September 28, 1934. John married the former Eileen Clark on August 22, 1953 in […]

Mona Tague, 91, of Quincy, formerly of Gorin, died Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She was born the daughter of Garland and Laura (Witt) Trent on June 4, 1925, in Rutledge. Mona graduated from Memphis High School in 1942 and taught the next five years in country schools, attending Northeast Missouri […]

Memorial services for Leslie Ruth Downing, 79, of Memphis will be held at a later date. Leslie Downing died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Scotland County Care Center.

Hazel Adell Jeffries, 80, of Sweeny, TX, died August 17, 2016 in Houston. She was born the daughter of Pearl Everett and Arline (McFaden) Morrison on July 29, 1936 in Knox City. Hazel married Daniel Felix Jeffries on April 11, 1953. He preceded her in death on January 4, 2001. She and Daniel settled in […]